Next is the appointment of the speaker of the Majlis 27MAY and the presidential election 28JUN.
The usual suspects are making moves; will Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf continue as speaker, can Ghalibaf and the Larijani brothers kick out Saeed Jalili as presidential candidate, and what about Mojtaba Khamenei son of the Ayatollah?
Were any of them involved in the helicopter crash or its handling in any way? The rumors are buzzing.
I suspect there will be a lot of helicopter crashes in Iranian politics over the next while.
“Were any of them involved in the helicopter crash or its handling in any way?”
The crash appears to be very similar to the Kobe Bryant crash. Heavy fog, low flying helicopter, hills, predictable outcome.
Autocratic rule by its nature tends to have succession problems. Rarely though does succession in itself lead to needed reforms being carried out. The more common result is a period of uncertainty before a new leader emerges, consolidates control, and then doubles down on failure disguised as change.